13 Bible Verses about Body Of Christ

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the jewels of a crown, lifted up as a banner over his land.

He found him in a desert land, and in the wasteland of the howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

And not holding the Head, from whom all the body by joints and ligaments having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increases with the increase of God.

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

But as God has distributed to every man, as the Lord has called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that you come not together unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

(For if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds thereon. But let every man take heed how he builds thereupon.

In whom all the building fitly framed together grows unto a holy temple in the Lord:

And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

You also, as living stones, are built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all.

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all.